Robert Müller-Hartmann

born Hamburg, Oct 11, 1884; died Dorking, Eng, Dec 15, 1950

Robert Müller-Hartmann

Germany composer.

Müller-Hartmann studied at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin, then taught music theory at
the Bernuth Conservatory in Hamburg from 1913, also at the Vogt Conservatory. He held a
lectureship at Hamburg University 1922–33 (cf. OJ 14/45, [20]), while also serving as
music critic for the Hamburgischer Correspondent and Hamburger Fremdenblatt. In 1937, he settled in London, later in Dorking (Surrey). In addition to
orchestral and chamber works and Lieder, he wrote Aufgaben zur Harmonielehre [Exercises
for the Theory of Harmony] (Leipzig, 1928).

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Violin reports on a brief trip to Berlin for respite from the strain of teaching
and his son’s illness. He is reading the second volume of Schenker’s Counterpoint, but asks him
for clarification of a matter concerning second-species counterpoint in two voices, discussed in
volume 1.

Violin reports the conversion to a new, stable currency in Germany; Hamburg has
been among the first cities to benefit from this, as a result of which he is somewhat better off
and the prospects for the future appear brighter. He plans to come to Vienna for Christmas, if
only for a few days; this will give him an opportunity to discuss arrangements for the
distribution of copies of Der Tonwille to libraries and schools.

Schenker has received a photographic reproduction of the opening chorus of Bach's
St Matthew Passion. — Gives account of delays to the publication of Tonwille 8/9 and 10, blaming
Hertzka for being slow to send work to the engraver, and has written to him with a request to
dissolve the Tonwille contract with UE. — Refers to a recent review by (Julius) Korngold, and
recounts a long story about his piano dealer, Bernhard Kohn.

Responding point by point to Violin's previously letter (OJ 14/45, [41]),
Schenker congratulates his friend on the success of his recent concert. He writes at length
about Hertzka's last efforts to hold onto Der Tonwille, and about successful negotiations with
Drei Masken Verlag over its successor, Das Meisterwerk in der Musik. He has now to prepare
enough material for a yearbook comprising fifteen gatherings by July 1, so that the volume can
be published by Christmas. Finally, he echoes Violin's assessment of Hans Weisse, adding a few
disparaging remarks about his character.